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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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