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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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