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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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