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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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