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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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