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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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