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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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