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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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