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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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