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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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