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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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