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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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