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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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