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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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