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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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