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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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