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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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