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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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