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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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