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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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