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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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