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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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