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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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