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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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