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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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