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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews 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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