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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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