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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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