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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes 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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