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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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