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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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