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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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