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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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