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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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