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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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