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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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