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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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