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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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