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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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