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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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