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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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