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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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