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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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