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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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