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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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