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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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