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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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