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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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