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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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