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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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