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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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