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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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