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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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