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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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