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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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