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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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