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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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