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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)