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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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