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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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