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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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