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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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