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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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