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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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