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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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