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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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