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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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