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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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