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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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