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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key 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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