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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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