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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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