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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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