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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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