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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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