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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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