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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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