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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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