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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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