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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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