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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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