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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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