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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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