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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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