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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning 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 quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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