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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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