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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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