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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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