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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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