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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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