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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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