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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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