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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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