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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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