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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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