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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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