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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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