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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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