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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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