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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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