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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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