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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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