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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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