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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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