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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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