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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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