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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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