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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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