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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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