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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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