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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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