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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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