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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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