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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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