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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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