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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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