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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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