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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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