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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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