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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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