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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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