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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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