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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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