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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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