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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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