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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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