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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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