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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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