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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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