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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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