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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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