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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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