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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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