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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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