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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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