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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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