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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the 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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