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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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