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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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