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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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