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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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