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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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