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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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