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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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