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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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