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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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