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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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