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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major 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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