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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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