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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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