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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important 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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