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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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