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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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