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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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