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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education