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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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