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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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