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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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