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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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