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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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