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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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