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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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