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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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