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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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