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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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