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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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