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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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