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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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