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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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