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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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