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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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