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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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