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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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