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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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