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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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