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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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