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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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