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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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