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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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