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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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