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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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