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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important 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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