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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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