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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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