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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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