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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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