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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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