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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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