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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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