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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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