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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative 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 deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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