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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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