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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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