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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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