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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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