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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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