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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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