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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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