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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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