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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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