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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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