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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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