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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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