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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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