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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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