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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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