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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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