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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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