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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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