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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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