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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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