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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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