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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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