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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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