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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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