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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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