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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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