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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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