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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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