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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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