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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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