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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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