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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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