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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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