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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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