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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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