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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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