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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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