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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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