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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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