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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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