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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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