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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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