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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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