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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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