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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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