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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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