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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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