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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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