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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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