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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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