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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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