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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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