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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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