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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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