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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major 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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