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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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