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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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