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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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