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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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