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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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