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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major 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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