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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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