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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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