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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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