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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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