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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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