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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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