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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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