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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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