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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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