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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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