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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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