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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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