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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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