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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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