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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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