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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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