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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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