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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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