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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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