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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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