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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key 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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