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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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