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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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