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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details 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 exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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