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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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