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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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