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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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