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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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