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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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