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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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