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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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