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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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