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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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