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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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