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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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