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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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