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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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