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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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