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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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