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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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