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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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