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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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