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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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