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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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