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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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