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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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