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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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