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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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