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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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