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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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