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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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