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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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