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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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