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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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