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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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