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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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