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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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