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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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