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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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