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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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