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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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