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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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