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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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