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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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