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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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