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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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