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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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