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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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