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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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