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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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