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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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