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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines 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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