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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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