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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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