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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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