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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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