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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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