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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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