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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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