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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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