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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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