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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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