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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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