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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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