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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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