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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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