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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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