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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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