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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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