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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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