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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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