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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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