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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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