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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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