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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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