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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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