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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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