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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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