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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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