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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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