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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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