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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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