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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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