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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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