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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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