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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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