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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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