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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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