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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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