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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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