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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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