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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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