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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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