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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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