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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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