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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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