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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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