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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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