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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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