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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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