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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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