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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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