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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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