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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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