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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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