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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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