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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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