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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important 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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