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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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