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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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