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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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