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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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