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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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