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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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