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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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