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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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