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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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