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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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