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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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