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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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