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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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