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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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