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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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