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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education