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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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