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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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