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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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