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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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