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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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