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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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