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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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