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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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