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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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