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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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