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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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