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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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