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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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