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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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