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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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