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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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