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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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