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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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