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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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