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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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