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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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