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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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