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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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