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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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