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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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