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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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