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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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