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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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