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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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