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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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