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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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