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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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