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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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