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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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