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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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