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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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