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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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