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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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