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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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