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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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