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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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