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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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