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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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