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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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