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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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