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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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