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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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