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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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