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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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