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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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