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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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