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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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