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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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