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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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