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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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