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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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