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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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