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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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