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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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