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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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