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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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