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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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