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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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