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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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