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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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