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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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