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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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