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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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