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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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