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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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