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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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