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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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