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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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