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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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