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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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