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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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