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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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