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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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