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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about 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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