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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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