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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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