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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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