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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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