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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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