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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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