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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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