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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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