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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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