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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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