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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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