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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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