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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important 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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