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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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