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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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