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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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