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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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