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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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