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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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