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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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