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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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