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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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