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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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