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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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