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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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