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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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