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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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