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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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