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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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