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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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