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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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