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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. 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 participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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