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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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