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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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