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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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