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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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