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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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